Barry Maley
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Poverty, inequality and social mobility
Posted: 10:00 am on 5th November 2011
Poverty will always be with us if we define a ‘poverty line’ as, say, 50% of average wages. There will always be citizens who meet this definition no matter how much actual money half the average represents and how much can be bought with it. Such a relative definition of poverty may mean that those concerned will have enough to meet all essential needs, a fair amount of inessentials, and…
